story of Acts. There are several suggestions, however, that one might note, given some of Acts’s unique features. First, despite the canonical arrangement that divides the Gospel of Luke and Acts, it is important to read Acts mindful that it is the second part of one larger story written by Luke. Any reading of Acts should have an eye to the Gospel of Luke in terms of overlapping or complementary themes and parallel features (e.g., introductions, trial scenes, stylized geographic movements). Second,
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